varibility of pronounciation in Vedic chanting?

[Guest guest]

Greetings-

 

I know the Vedic tradition places emphasis on correct pronounciation

of mantras especially. Is there consistencey from place to place on

this or are there regional "accents" of mantra pronounciation? I would

imagine among the populace there would be, but is there more

consistency at the level of priests?

 

thank you for any information that you can share-

 

Dante Rosati

[Guest guest]

Indeed there are what one might call standardized regional

styles of Vedic recitation for the same text. For example, the

Maharashtrians, Tamils, and Keralites each have their own

distinct styles of reciting the Rigveda. The same goes for other

texts.

 

Madhav Deshpande

 

INDOLOGY, "danterosati" <dante@i...>

wrote:

> Greetings-

>

> I know the Vedic tradition places emphasis on correct

pronounciation

> of mantras especially. Is there consistencey from place to

place on

> this or are there regional "accents" of mantra pronounciation? I

would

> imagine among the populace there would be, but is there

more

> consistency at the level of priests?

>

> thank you for any information that you can share-

>

> Dante Rosati

[Guest guest]

Hi-

 

Does this include variation of basic Sanskrit pronounciation as well,

or just intonation style?

 

I am asking because: Tibetans often pronounce mantras "wrong"

according to standard rules of Sanskrit pronounciation, and I am

wondering if it can be accounted for by regional variety, or must

simply be attributed to ignorance of, or unconcern with, the rules?

 

thanks

 

Dante

 

INDOLOGY, "deshpandem" <mmdesh@U...> wrote:

> Indeed there are what one might call standardized regional

> styles of Vedic recitation for the same text. For example, the

> Maharashtrians, Tamils, and Keralites each have their own

> distinct styles of reciting the Rigveda. The same goes for other

> texts.

>

> Madhav Deshpande

>

> INDOLOGY, "danterosati" <dante@i...>

> wrote:

> > Greetings-

> >

> > I know the Vedic tradition places emphasis on correct

> pronounciation

> > of mantras especially. Is there consistencey from place to

> place on

> > this or are there regional "accents" of mantra pronounciation? I

> would

> > imagine among the populace there would be, but is there

> more

> > consistency at the level of priests?

> >

> > thank you for any information that you can share-

> >

> > Dante Rosati

[Guest guest]

Basically, Sanskrit is regionally pronounced by using the phonetic

resources of the mother-tongues of the reciters. Thus, hardly any

recitation reflects the three-way distinction of s, z, and .s. The

bengali recitation merges v and b, the Behari recitation has s for all

sibilants etc. Beyond this, there are some inexplicable changes such

as the final 't's being changed to 'l's in Kerala Nambudiri

recitation. 'pracodayaat' becomes 'pracodayaal'. Further the

rendering of the accents significantly differs regionally. The Kerala

recitation contains what seems like vibrating or repeating patterns:

deva.m being recited as deva.m.m.m, etc. The high and low notes in

Maharashtrian recitation differ by a much smaller gap than what one

sees in Tamil recitation of the Rigveda. Most of these regionally

standardized modes of recitation are post-Praatizaakhya developments

and hence are not officially recorded in the form of explicit

descriptions. However, they are recognized by the reciters. Best

wishes,

 

Madhav Deshpande

 

INDOLOGY, "danterosati" <dante@i...> wrote:

> Hi-

>

> Does this include variation of basic Sanskrit pronounciation as well,

> or just intonation style?

>

> I am asking because: Tibetans often pronounce mantras "wrong"

> according to standard rules of Sanskrit pronounciation, and I am

> wondering if it can be accounted for by regional variety, or must

> simply be attributed to ignorance of, or unconcern with, the rules?

>

> thanks

>

> Dante

>

> INDOLOGY, "deshpandem" <mmdesh@U...> wrote:

> > Indeed there are what one might call standardized regional

> > styles of Vedic recitation for the same text. For example, the

> > Maharashtrians, Tamils, and Keralites each have their own

> > distinct styles of reciting the Rigveda. The same goes for other

> > texts.

> >

> > Madhav Deshpande

> >

> > INDOLOGY, "danterosati" <dante@i...>

> > wrote:

> > > Greetings-

> > >

> > > I know the Vedic tradition places emphasis on correct

> > pronounciation

> > > of mantras especially. Is there consistencey from place to

> > place on

> > > this or are there regional "accents" of mantra pronounciation? I

> > would

> > > imagine among the populace there would be, but is there

> > more

> > > consistency at the level of priests?

> > >

> > > thank you for any information that you can share-

> > >

> > > Dante Rosati